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From Dakar to Dhaka; Connecting Communities Radio Programme - Senegal and Bangladesh

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The BBC World Service Trust and the Department for International Development (DFID) are currently working on a radio project to address the issues of information communication technology (ICT) and poverty reduction - particularly focusing on Senegal and Bangladesh. The outcomes of the project will be three radio series (in French, Bengali, and English), a video, and a website.
Communication Strategies

Through visits to grassroots projects in Senegal and Bangladesh, the radio programmes, which are entitled "From Dakar to Dhaka; Connecting Communities," will explore the uses of ICT in alleviating poverty. Another focus of the programmes will be the obstacles to development in this area, including political, economic, and technical barriers.


The radio programme will be broadcast as part of Go Digital on the BBC World Service, found at the BBC's On Air magazine or at BBC World Service site starting in October, 2002. The BBC Newsonline site will feature stories gleaned from the broadcasts.

Development Issues

Technology, Economic Development.

Key Points

Organisers seek to explore the question of what use ICT can be to people who lack basic healthcare, are illiterate, and do not have enough to eat.

Partners

BBC World Service Trust, DfID Infrastructure and Urban Development Department.

Sources

Letters sent from Andrea Rose to The Communication Initiative on June 24 and August 20, 2002.